Holiday park may change name over Trump Turnberry associations

A caravan park near the Trump Turnberry resort says customers were less likely to visit due to the nameTIMES PHOTOGRAPHER JAMES GLOSSOP

A caravan park close to the Trump Turnberry resort in Ayrshire could change its name because of “negative” associations with the US president.

Turnberry Holiday Park canvassed the opinions of more than 1,000 people and found that 32 per cent would be less likely to visit as a result of its name.

Donald Trump bought the nearby luxury Turnberry golf resort in 2014, visiting in 2016 after a £200 million refurbishment. Despite the improvements it has suffered four successive years of multimillion-pound losses.

President Trump was met with protests, including a Greenpeace protester on a paraglider, when he returned to the resort in July during his official UK visit.

Andrew Howe, chief executive of Bridge Leisure Parks, said the company was looking into changing the…

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